i. Preface
This document was developed as part of the Image Handling Thread of the OGC Web Services Initiative Phase 1 Thread Set 2 OWS 1.2. This document specified the
requirements for the image handling functions to be supported by draft specifications prepared under that thread. Not all of the requirements stated herein were supported by
the draft specifications prepared. These draft specifications were largely, but not completely, implemented and tested in that testbed.
This is now an OGC Discussion Paper made publicly available for review by OGC members and other interested parties. Comments and suggestions on this Discussion
Paper are welcome and encouraged. Such comments and suggestions may be submitted by email message.
This document specifies the requirements for both the image archive and catalog services, although those services will be specified largely separately, because the
requirements have many overlaps. This document also specifies the requirements for the image metadata to be used in the OWS 1.2 testbed. Finally, Annex C informative
specifies tentative requirements for an expected future image distribution service.
NOTE This document currently uses the terms archive and archiving service; one alternative
synonymous term is repository service. This document also uses the terms catalog and cataloging service; one alternative synonymous term is registry service.
ii. Submitting organizations
This Interoperability Program Report was submitted to the OGC Interoperability Program by the following organizations:
BAE SYSTEMS Mission Solutions
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iii. Document contributor contact points
All questions regarding this document should be directed to the editor or the contributors:
Contact Company Address
Phone Email
Arliss Whiteside BAE SYSTEMS
Mission Solutions 10920 Technology Place,
San Diego, CA 92127- 1874
858-592-1608 Arliss.whitesideba
esystems.com Vitaliy Zavesov
BAE SYSTEMS Mission Solutions
10920 Technology Place, San Diego, CA 92127-
1874 858-385-3221
Vitaliy.zavesovba esystems.com
Stephane Fellah PCI Geomatics
Inc. 490 rue St. Joseph, Suite
400, Hull, Quebec J8Y 3Y7 CANADA
819-770-0022 x223
Fellahpcigeomatic s.com
Tony Cook University of
Alabama at Huntsville
[To be supplied] 256-961-7767
tcooknsstc.uah.ed u
George Percivall Geospatial
Interoperability Office
NASAGST, Inc. NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20770 USA
301-286 4073 percivallgsfc.nasa.
gov
Barry Schlesinger George Mason University
9801 Greenbelt Road, Suite 316-317,
Lanham, MD 20706 301-552-8957,
301-552-9671 bschlesirattler.gsfc
.nasa.gov Simon Cox
CSIRO Australia ARRC, PO Box 1130
Bentley WA 6102 Australia
+61 8 6436 8639
mailto:Simon.Cox csiro.au
John Vincent Intergraph
Mapping and GIS Solutions
[To be supplied] 256-730-7767
jtvincenintergraph .com
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iv. Revision history
Date Release Editor
Primary clauses
modified Description
22 July 2002 0.0.1 Whiteside
Zavesov —
Initial version of this document 24 July 2002 0.0.2
Whiteside Zavesov
5, 6 Interchanged Clauses 5 and 6, and then edited
parts of the new Clause 5 formerly Clause 6 trying to make it clearer, based on discussions in
the July 23 Image Handling teleconference
26 July 2002 0.0.3 Whiteside
Zavesov 5, B
Edited document parts trying to make it clearer, including resolve the issues raised by Barry
Schlesinger. Largely copied text into 5.2 and Annex B.
2 August 2002
0.0.4 Whiteside
Zavesov 5, A
Edited document parts trying to make it clearer, partially based on discussion in interim meeting.
Moved and reformatted third level use cases from Image handling architecture DIPR.
10 August 2002
0.1.0 Whiteside 5,
A Moved rest of use cases from Image handling
architecture DIPR. Edited document parts trying to make it clearer, partially based on suggestions
from George Percivall and Barry Schlesinger and on discussions in the August 8 Image Handling
teleconference.
16 August 2002
0.1.1 Whiteside 5.2, 6.2, A
Edited document parts to correct error and trying to make it clearer, based on suggestions from
Simon Cox and on discussions in Image Handling teleconferences.
29 August 2002
0.1.2 Whiteside 5.3, 5.4, A, C
Edited document parts trying to make it more complete, based on forum discussions, including
distribution service requirements, use cases, and update requirements.
19 November 2002
0.1.3 Whiteside 5.5
Updated reference to Topic 11 and related image metadata requirements.
6 August 2004
0.1.4 Whiteside I, Foreword
Updated for use as Discussion Paper
v. Future work